I have a question for anyone that has watched Simon Castro this year: why is he so inconsistent? He'll have two or three great outings, followed by a couple atrocious games. Is it mechanics, control issues?

I have a question for anyone that has watched Simon Castro this year: why is he so inconsistent? He'll have two or three great outings, followed by a couple atrocious games. Is it mechanics, control issues?

I really haven't seen Castro this year, but it's almost always been due to control issues. He's destined for the bullpen.

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March 16, 2005 - Another happy Sox fan joins the party!
July 6, 2012 - 7 years later he's still part of it...

The last few drafts, the SOx' top picks have been top athletes with high ceilings and very "toolsy." Those players are raw talents and take time to develop.

I am hopeful that Courtney Hawkins, Kennyn Walker, Tim Anderson and Gordon Beckham will be the White Sox core offensive players for a long time. Three of the four play up the middle and Hawkins projects to be strong throwing right fielder.

The Sox could use a catcher to have more strength up the middle and they do have Josh Phegley who is currently hitting .318 with 12 homers in 202 at bats at Charlotte. It wouldn't surprise me, though, if the Sox sign a catcher in the offseason or try to pick up a catching prospect in a trade. I wonder what it would take to get Travis d'Arnaud from the Mets?

That's why I am worried about the talent we drafted, they are certainly talented but they will need a lot of development and we SUCK at developing players.

Yeah, he's still relatively young at 22. Trayce has been hitting the ball a ton since May, but I'd like to see an extended period of quality hitting and of course less strikeouts. There's no reason to bring him up in 2013, and I don't think he'll be in Charlotte this season either.

Yeah, he's still relatively young at 22. Trayce has been hitting the ball a ton since May, but I'd like to see an extended period of quality hitting and of course less strikeouts. There's no reason to bring him up in 2013, and I don't think he'll be in Charlotte this season either.

Yeah, I think 2015 is a more realistic ETA date for Thompson full-time, but I wouldn't be shocked if the Sox push him a bit in 2014 especially as a September call-up, fill in for an injury, or if Rios isn't dealth this year, but is next.

Yeah, I think 2015 is a more realistic ETA date for Thompson full-time, but I wouldn't be shocked if the Sox push him a bit in 2014 especially as a September call-up, fill in for an injury, or if Rios isn't dealth this year, but is next.

I see him in Charlotte in 2014, and probably up in September or earlier as an emergency call-up in the event of injury.